Client-side researcher Jason Anderson continues his quest to create a "no BS zone" by speaking out on the reality of some of the biggest issues impacting the business of market research. In this article, he describes 7 distortions that too many companies accept at face value. Read More

Sample companies market themselves according to panel size, quality of respondent data, variety of traffic sources, and customer service. We announce the size of our panels to show scale, and to impress clients. It's how the industry has defined success; however another metric should be considered: traffic. Read More

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Despite reaching milestones such as ubiquity of mobile coverage, high levels of smartphone penetration and seeing 1,000,000 apps in the marketplace, some still believe that the mobile revolution is an isolated event, not an evolutionary leap. This post puts these arguments to rest and proves that 2011 was the tipping point. Read More

There are pressures on both supplier and client side that work against crafting a careful, visually compelling final narrative and presentation. But going the extra visual yard is extremely valuable, as it's often the only part of the iceberg that internal clients and other stakeholders see. Read More

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Leonard Murphy conducts a provocative interview with Orlando Wood, Managing Director of BrainJuicer Lab on the role of behavioral economics and emotional measurement in the changing research paradigm. Read More

Countless studies have shown that people regularly and predictably act irrationally. But what does that really mean for market researchers? Brandon Ellse argues that we need to start looking at the importance of context and the degree to which it adds value to insights. Read More

Stay on top of what the market researchers are saying on Twitter. Here are the top 20 stories discussed on the Twitter #MRX community in 2011, based on the number of unique retweets received in their first week. Read More